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  2. iPad not connecting to mobile wifi

    in Boat Equipment

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    5 minutes ago, M_JG said:

     

    We get this sometimes with Mrs M_JG's iphone. Quite often our Amazon Fire stick will not see the mobile hot spot it generates.

     

    We normally sort it by shutting the iPhone down and starting it up again. Along with which ever device we are trying to connect.

     

    No idea why it does it or why doing this seems to sort it.

    Hmm. I'm going to switch eberything off and start from scratch. There is a Firestick too but I've not involved it yet🙄

    4 minutes ago, IanD said:

    Does it connect with the VPN off?

     

    When you say "doesn't connect" do you mean no RF connection at all, or no Internet?

    I'll turn the VPN off. What is RF???

     

    8 minutes ago, Hudds Lad said:

    Is the iPad capable of connecting to  2.5GHz & 5GHz networks?

     

    Possible if older it will only cope with 2.5GHz and if the WiFi is 5GHz then it won't have it

    The IPad is the latest model.

     

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  9. 24volt -12 volt

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    10 hours ago, Tony Brooks said:

     

    First of all I doubt many buck converters will power an inverter of any reasonable output.

     

    The answer to the question is yes, but how are you going to charge a 24V battery bank, have you thought about that. If you have a single alternator boat it may mean changing all the engine electrics, starter, alternator, instruments & warning lamp bulbs to 24V. If it is a twin alternator boat, you would just have to change the domestic alternator. You would also have to change any mains battery charger, unless you keep the 12V one for the engine battery and fit another 24 volt one.

    Thanks. You’ve persuaded me to give up the idea👍

  10. 24volt -12 volt

    in Boat Equipment

    Posted · Edited by XLD

    7 minutes ago, Tony Brooks said:

     

    That question is far from clear.

     

    Yes, you can get DC step down devices but the more common/cheaper ones are for single items like car radios.

     

    !2 volt wiring can be used for 24 volts but NEVER the other way round because 12V equipment draw twice the current of 24 volt stuff so the 24 volt wiring will be too thin for 12V.

     

    If a boat is wired and supplying 12V then changing pumps to 24 volts would probably burn the motor out or at least not run fast enough. It may even bow fuses or burn wring, although that seems counterintuitive.

     

    If you have a 24 volt boat, then higher current items Ike pumps would be better sourced in their 24 volt form.

     

    Just to clarify, my boat is 12v but I have (in a box) a 24 v inverter. Can I install this 24v inverter if I change all the pumps and lights to 24v versions?

    7 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said:

    Buck converters. lots

    Thanks

  11. 24volt -12 volt

    in Boat Equipment

    Posted · Edited by XLD

    Is it possible to step down from 24v to 12v? In other words is there some device to turn 24v into 12v?

    Or if a boat is wired for
    12v would you just have to change the pumps to 24v versions?

     

    Damned "Themes"🤬

    in Banters and Social Events

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    52 minutes ago, M_JG said:

     

    Could you give a bit more info. Is it a pop up, or a notification that is bugging you?

     

    What make is the phone?

    Xiaomi. It bleeps the same as when a text etc arrives and gives me a totally uninteresting message like do I want to change my wallpaper.

    1 hour ago, Puffling said:

    If you go to Settings (little cogwheel as you pull down from the top), you should see Apps and System Apps. Go into that and view all apps. There is usually a  option to disable something such as a Theme app added by your phone maker.

    Thanks I'll try that.

  17. dead ipad

    in Boat Equipment

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    On 20/11/2022 at 17:07, Goliath said:

    Have you still got the old iPad?

    or did they take that off your hands. 
     

    I bought a new iPad last year after the old one got slow and couldn’t be updated. Was maybe 8 or 9 year old 🤷‍♀️  
    The new one is great. 
     

    To add: never had a problem with the syncing of new igadgets. 
     

    what I do like about the Apple stuff is the security. Never had any trouble or bothersome reminders to update flashing on the screen. 
    I may be out of date with it all but my memory of other stuff is the constant irritating reminders of security or anti virus whatevers popping up on screen. 

     

    My problem is the old iPad wont charge up (port knackered) so can't sync to new one😡

  18. dead ipad

    in Boat Equipment

    Posted · Edited by XLD

    3 hours ago, john6767 said:

    Surprised at that, the charge ports are replaceable, £20 I think, in an iPhone, so why not in an iPad.  Was this in the Apple shop or just a generic phone fixing shop?

    It was a shop recommended by Apple but not a actual Apple shop🤔. So do you think that the charge port could have been repaired?

    6 hours ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

    Too late now, but Apple are more interested in you buying a replacement than in repairing the old one. A non-Apple, but approved by them shop will also have to follow Apple's policy on what can and cannot be repaired. In practice, being part of the motherboard is not necessarily a barrier to replacing the connector as it is just soldered down. There are other, non-Apple approved, repair shops that can do this; difficulty depending on model.  Apple are notorious for making their products hard to repair and spend a lot of money on buying politicians to stop any repairability, or right to repair laws. For them, the punter buying a new one is always the best outcome.

    I'll take it to an independent repair shop and we'll see what they say.

  20. dead ipad

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    Posted

    Looks like my 8 year old ipad has given up the ghost. It wont charge up any more. Could be it needs a new battery. I'll take it in for a technician to check it, but I'm wondering if I buy a new one, can I transfer EVERYTHING over fro the old one?

  21. Ipad gmails disappeared!

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    Posted

    On 29/10/2022 at 11:38, Scholar Gypsy said:

    The master copy of your emails should be sitting on a google server somewhere. Log on to https://mail.google.com/mail/ using any web browser. Put in your email address and password. 

     

    The app on your Ipad (and indeed many other devices) should synchronise with this. 

    You can access other Google functionality by clicking on this icon.Untitled.png.f4f0962b8f2984c7c2d6ae717603ea07.png
    For example I set my phone to save all the contact details (phone numbers mainly) on Google. This gives an automatic backup, for example if I were to drop my phone in the cut,  

    Thanks. Sorted.👍

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